English translation
1639. Samurah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Begging (is like) wounds that a person scars his face with. So whoever desires to leave (flesh) on his face (should not ask), and whoever desires (otherwise) may abandon it, except if a person asks the Sulṭān (ruler), or is in a situation in which he finds no other alternative.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
